# Things to see in Portland, Maine (United States): 42 places and when to go

> Portland, Maine is a city in United States with around 136,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 42 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (21), History (9), Architecture (5). The best known are Casco Bay, Portland Head Light and Portland Museum of Art. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 14 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 46. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-2/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 43.6722, -70.2455
- **Population:** About 136,000
- **Places:** 42 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (21) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (9) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/arquitectura/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (5) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (3) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (2)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** JFK New York, 446 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Portland, Maine

The places in and around Portland, Maine, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Casco Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/casco-bay/): Inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, New England, United States · 16 km
- [Portland Head Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-head-light/): Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States · 6.2 km
- [Portland Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-museum-of-art/): Art museum in Portland, Maine, USA · 2.5 km
- [Spring Point Ledge Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/spring-point-ledge-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, United States of America · 2.8 km
- [Cape Elizabeth Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cape-elizabeth-light/): Eastern of two lighthouses at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States · 12 km
- [Fort Gorges](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fort-gorges/): Fort in Maine · 2.2 km
- [Halfway Rock Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/halfway-rock-light-station/): Lighthouse in Maine, United States · 17 km
- [Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/maine-narrow-gauge-railroad-museum/): Railway museum in Portland, Maine, United States · 1.3 km
- [Portland Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-observatory/): Signal and observation tower in Maine, United States · 791 m
- [Ram Island Ledge Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ram-island-ledge-light/): Lighthouse in Maine, United States · 6.5 km
- [Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wolfe-s-neck-woods-state-park/): State park in Cumberland County, Maine · 21 km
- [Eighth Maine Regiment Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/eighth-maine-regiment-memorial/): History · 4.9 km
- [Salmon Falls (West) Historic District](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/salmon-falls-west-historic-district/): Historic district in Hollis, Maine, United States · 26 km
- [Marrett House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/daniel-marrett-house-museum/): Building in Maine, United States · 25 km
- [Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fifth-maine-regiment-museum/): Community center in Portland, United States of America · 4.7 km
- [Umbrella Cover Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/umbrella-cover-museum/): American museum in Maine that pays tribute to umbrella covers · 4.2 km
- [Allagash Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/allagash-brewing-company/): Brewery in Portland, Maine, United States of America · 6.7 km
- [Allagash Tasting Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/allagash-tasting-room/): Brewery · 6.8 km
- [Après](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/apres/): Brewery · 996 m
- [Austin Street Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/austin-street-brewery/): Brewery · 6.9 km
- [Banded Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/banded-brewing-company/): Brewery · 2.1 km
- [Battery Steele Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/battery-steele-brewing/): Brewery · 6.9 km
- [Belleflower Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/belleflower-brewing/): Brewery · 1.0 km
- [Bissell Brothers Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bissell-brothers-brewing-company/): Brewery · 4.3 km

And the other 18, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Bunker Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bunker-brewing/), [Foundation Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/foundation-brewing/), [Geary Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/geary-brewing/), [Liquid Riot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/liquid-riot/), [Maine Craft Distilling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/maine-craft-distilling/), [Maine Mead Works](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/maine-mead-works/), [Mast Landing Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mast-landing-brewing-company/), [Orange Bike Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/orange-bike-brewing-company/), [Oxbow Blending and Bottling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/oxbow-blending-and-bottling/), [Rising Tide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/rising-tide/), [Sebago Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sebago-brewing-co/), [Shipyard Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/shipyard-brewery/), [Urban Farm Fermentory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/urban-farm-fermentory/)
- **Beaches**: [Drunker Ledge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/drunker-ledge/)
- **Hiking**: [Portland Public Trails](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-public-trails/), [Sebago to the Sea Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sebago-to-the-sea-trail/)
- **Snow**: [Riverside Golf Course](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/riverside-golf-course/), [Seacoast Snowpark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seacoast-snowpark/)

## When to go to Portland, Maine

The best time to visit Portland, Maine is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 06 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 16 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 38 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 13 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 32 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 14 |
| July | Best time | 14 h 57 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 48 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 46 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 25 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 46 |

In June there are 15 h 14 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 46. In June, 40 of the 42 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Portland, Maine

The nearest main airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK, New York), 446 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.6722%2C-70.2455)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.6722%2C-70.2455)

## Other towns nearby

- [Old Orchard Beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/old-orchard-beach/): 14 places · 20 km
- [New Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/new-gloucester/): 6 places · 27 km
- [Phippsburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/phippsburg/): 12 places · 36 km
- [Lewiston, Maine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lewiston/): 8 places · 48 km
- [Ogunquit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ogunquit/): 6 places · 56 km
- [Wiscasset](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wiscasset/): 17 places · 59 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Portland, Maine?

The best known: [Casco Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/casco-bay/), [Portland Head Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-head-light/), [Portland Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/portland-museum-of-art/), [Spring Point Ledge Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/spring-point-ledge-lighthouse/), [Cape Elizabeth Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cape-elizabeth-light/). In all, 42 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Portland, Maine?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 14 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 46.

### How do you get to Portland, Maine?

The nearest main airport is John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 446 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.6722%2C-70.2455) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Portland, Maine as the destination and these 42 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).